Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer (1933)

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October nth, 1933 The AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER fa 6 CINEMATOGRAPHER a in the HOME Suggestions for subjects on autumn days and evenings. reflectors of cardboard can easily be arranged to control the lighting. Electric gas-filled lamps (pearl for preference) of high power re¬ duce exposure for these subjects considerably. Several 60-watt elec¬ tric bulbs placed together as one unit in a white cardboard reflector and Autumn decoration. The subjects for home photo¬ graphy, even during the darker days of autumn and winter, are not necessarily confined to those illuminated by artificial light. The amateur, therefore, instead of putting his camera away should now look round his home with a new eye. He will find endless subjects that can be dealt with quietly in his own time, and probably he will secure a bag of fine exhibition pictures of better technique than his summer snapshots. Cut glass and water. used moderately close to the subject make practical such exposures as J and \ sec. The camera, of course, must be firmly supported and the lens shielded. Note also that fast panchromatic plates and films have a higher actinic value to artificial lighting than to daylight. Even if the exposure is several seconds you can still include “ semi-action ” pictures. A longer exposure and a smaller stop for “ still life ” subjects will give even better results. As to the actual exposure, only a trial will prove your calculation right, and if you keep a short record of your correct exposures for reference your failures in this respect will be few. Breakfast in the raw. 332 13